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Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol.…
Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol. 2, part 1] with an universal history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitive age to these latter times of ours, with the bloody times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realm of England and Scotland. Newly revised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time again published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the help of Christ our Lord) John Fox, which desireth thee good reader to help him with thy prayer.Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 2, part 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.
London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583
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And furthermore that the said persons (having cure) should see the holy Sacraments of Christ reverently ministered within their cures: & that if any of them (by special licence or other cases expressed in the Statutes of this realm) should be at any time absent from their benefices▪ ⟨p. 1298⟩that then they should leave in their rooms some Godly learned and discreet Curate that were able to instruct the people in all truth and godliness not seeking themselves, but rather the profit of their flock.
And furthermore that the sayd persons (hauing cure) should see the holy Sacramentes of Christ reuerently ministred within theyr cures: & that if any of them (by speciall licence or other cases expressed in the Statutes of thys realme) should be at any time absent from theyr benefices▪ ⟨p. 1298⟩that then they should leaue in theyr rowmes some Godly learned and discreet Curate that were able to instruct the people in all truth and godlines not seking thēselues, but rather the profit of theyr flocke.
And likewise, that they should see provided and set up some most convenient and open place of every their several Churches, one great Bibe in english, & one book of the Paraphrases of Erasmus upon the gospels,1 both in English, that the people might reverently without any argument or contention, read & hear the same at such times as they listed: and not to be inhibited therefrom by the Parson or Curate, but rather to be the more encouraged and provoked thereto.
And likewise, that they should see prouided and set vp some most conuenient and open place of euery their seuerall Churches, one great Bibe in english, & one book of the Paraphrases of Erasmus vpon the gospels,